Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper

Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper searches Grants.gov, the official US federal grants database, by keyword, status, agency, funding category, who can apply, funding instrument, Assistance Listing number and dates. Each result has title, agency, open and close dates, days until close, status, CFDA codes and a direct link. Optional detail rows add award ceiling and floor, total funding, eligibility, cost sharing, applicant types and attachments, 38 columns in all. Export CSV, Excel or JSON. No login, no API key. Opportunity record: $16.67 per 1,000. Optional monitor mode returns only opportunities you have not seen in earlier runs.

🏛️ Grants.gov scraper: what does it do?

This actor queries the public Grants.gov search API and returns every federal grant opportunity that matches your filters, up to your Max results limit. It is built for grant writers, nonprofits, universities and funding researchers who want a clean spreadsheet.

• Filter by keyword, status, agency, funding category, applicant type, funding instrument, Assistance Listing (CFDA) number and dates, then sort the results.
• Optionally pull the full detail (award amounts, eligibility, cost sharing, attachments, agency contact), or use monitor mode (onlyNew) to receive only new opportunities.

📋 Grants.gov data: what can you extract?

Field	Description	Record type
opportunityId	Grants.gov internal ID (links the two record types)	both
opportunityNumber / title	Official number and title	opportunity-record
agencyCode / agency	Issuing agency code and name	opportunity-record
openDate / closeDate	Posting date and deadline (MM/DD/YYYY)	opportunity-record
oppStatus / docType	Posted, forecasted, closed or archived, and document type	opportunity-record
cfdaList / url	Assistance Listing numbers and the opportunity page link	opportunity-record
daysUntilClose / isForecast	Days to the deadline (negative if past); Yes or No for forecasts	opportunity-record
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp of the scrape	both
description / eligibilityDesc	Full synopsis text and who may apply	opportunity-detail-record
awardCeiling / awardFloor / estimatedFunding / numberOfAwards	Award size range, total funding pool, expected number of awards	opportunity-detail-record
agencyContactName / agencyContactEmail / agencyContactPhone	Agency contact	opportunity-detail-record
topAgencyCode / topAgencyName / category / costSharing	Top-level agency, category, Yes or No	opportunity-detail-record
fundingInstruments / fundingActivityCategories / applicantTypes	Lists of descriptions	opportunity-detail-record
postingDate / responseDate / archiveDate / lastUpdatedDate	ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD)	opportunity-detail-record
fundingDescriptionUrl / cfdaPrograms / attachments	Funding description link, Assistance Listing program titles, attachment folders	opportunity-detail-record

Fields that Grants.gov leaves blank for an opportunity are omitted from that row, so there are no placeholder values.

🧾 Grants.gov scraper sample output

Values from a run on 2026-10-03 (keyword "health", status "posted", full details on).

{
    "recordType": "opportunity-record",
    "opportunityId": 337086,
    "opportunityNumber": "CDC-RFA-TP22-2201",
    "title": "Public Health Crisis Response Cooperative Agreement",
    "agency": "Centers for Disease Control - OPHPR",
    "openDate": "01/13/2022",
    "closeDate": "02/11/2027",
    "oppStatus": "posted",
    "cfdaList": ["93.354"],
    "url": "https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337086",
    "isForecast": "No"
}

Detail records (with includeFullDetails) add description, awardCeiling (for example "22,000,000"), awardFloor, estimatedFunding, numberOfAwards, eligibilityDesc and the agency contact.

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Grants.gov?

The actor uses Pay Per Event pricing. Prices below are the FREE-tier prices live on the actor today; paid Apify plans get lower per-event prices.

Event	When it is charged	Price (FREE tier)
opportunity-record	One per grant opportunity delivered	$0.01667 (about $16.67 per 1,000)
opportunity-detail-record	One per opportunity when "Include full details" is on and the detail has content	$0.02 (about $20 per 1,000)

You are never charged for failed detail lookups, empty searches, or runs that fail. For 1,000 results: 1,000 x $0.01667 = $16.67; with full details on, add 1,000 x $0.02 = $20.00, for a total of $36.67. Ten opportunities cost about $0.17 without details and $0.37 with them. The free Apify plan is limited to 10 results per run.

▶️ How to scrape Grants.gov in 3 steps

1. Open the Input tab, type a keyword (or leave it empty for everything), choose the opportunity statuses and, if you want, an agency, funding category or close-date limit.
2. Set Max results and switch on Include full details if you need award amounts and eligibility.
3. Click Start, then download the dataset as CSV, Excel or JSON.

⚙️ Grants.gov scraper input

Field	Type	Default	Description
keyword	string	empty	Search term matched against titles and descriptions
oppStatuses	array	["posted"]	forecasted, posted, closed, archived
agencies	array	empty	163 agency codes; a department code includes its sub-agencies
fundingCategories	array	empty	25 categories such as Health or Education
eligibilities	array	empty	17 applicant types such as nonprofits, states, individuals
fundingInstruments	array	empty	G grant, CA cooperative agreement, PC procurement contract, O other
cfdaNumbers	array of strings	empty	Assistance Listing numbers, for example 93.847
postedWithinDays	string	empty (any time)	3 days up to 8 weeks
openDateFrom / openDateTo / closeDateFrom / closeDateTo	string	empty	YYYY-MM-DD, checked by the actor on each result; opportunities without a deadline are skipped by close-date filters
sortBy	string	relevance	Newest posted, oldest posted, closing soonest, closing latest
maxItems	integer	200	Maximum opportunities to return (10 on the free plan)
includeFullDetails	boolean	false	Add one detail row per opportunity
onlyNew	boolean	false	Monitor mode: skip opportunities already returned by an earlier run of the same search
stateKey	string	empty	Optional monitor name
resetSeen	boolean	false	Clear the stored seen list before the run

{
    "keyword": "health",
    "oppStatuses": ["posted"],
    "agencies": ["HHS"],
    "fundingCategories": ["HL"],
    "closeDateTo": "2026-12-31",
    "sortBy": "closeDate|asc",
    "maxItems": 10,
    "includeFullDetails": false
}

🔔 Only new results (monitor mode)

Turn on onlyNew and the actor skips every opportunity this same search already returned, so a scheduled run delivers just what is new, and skipped ones are not charged. A search is identified by its keyword, statuses, stateKey and filters; use stateKey to name monitors and resetSeen to clear the list.

• The seen list (by opportunityId) lives in a named key-value store, grants-gov-seen, in your own Apify account.
• An opportunity is marked as seen only after it was saved and charged, so anything not delivered at your cost limit comes back next time.
• Use a high maxItems on the first run for the full backlog. Runs with zero new opportunities cost nothing.

To schedule a weekly monitor, click Schedules, create one such as every Monday at 08:00 and attach an input with "onlyNew": true.

📦 Grants.gov scraper output

The dataset has one opportunity-record row per match, plus an opportunity-detail-record row per opportunity when full details are on, joined by opportunityId. A search with no matches succeeds and charges nothing.

⚖️ Grants.gov scraper vs alternatives

Competitor features and prices read from their public Apify Store pages on 2026-10-09.

Capability	This actor	solidcode	parseforge
Agency, category, eligibility	Yes, plus instrument and CFDA number	Yes, plus instrument	Yes, plus ALN number
Date filters	Posted window, open and close ranges	Posted from and to	Posted and close ranges
Minimum award filter	Not available	Not listed	Yes
Detail fields	Cost sharing, applicants, attachments	Similar, 27 fields total	Similar, plus related documents
Only-new monitoring	Yes, named monitors	Not listed	Not listed
Fields	38	27	44 listed
Export	CSV, Excel, JSON, XML	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, RSS	CSV, JSON, Excel, XML
Price per 1,000	$16.67, details +$20	Header from $8.00, README $9.60	Header from $7.00, README $7.50, details +$5

Both rivals are cheaper per row, and parseforge also offers a minimum award filter and optional AI add-ons that this actor does not have. This actor adds a scheduled only-new mode, sort options and a failed run that never bills. If price per row or a minimum award filter decides your choice, pick a rival.

💡 Grants.gov scraper use cases

Grant discovery for nonprofits and universities, client pipelines for grant-writing consultancies, policy and funding research, and checking award ceilings and eligibility before applying.

🔌 Run the Grants.gov scraper via API and integrations

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RecordsData~grants-gov-opportunities-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keyword":"health","oppStatuses":["posted"],"maxItems":10}'

Use the Apify API client for JavaScript or Python, schedule runs, or connect Zapier, Make, n8n and Google Sheets.

🤖 Grants.gov scraper MCP server for AI agents (Claude, Cursor, VS Code)

Connect this actor to any MCP client through the Apify MCP server. Use this URL, which exposes only this actor as a tool:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper

Config for clients that take a JSON MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/grants-gov-opportunities-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example agent prompt: "Use the Grants.gov scraper to find posted grants about rural broadband, include full details, and list the five with the largest award ceiling together with their close dates and eligibility."

Choose this tool when an agent needs US federal grant opportunities from Grants.gov as structured rows, with deadlines, award sizes and eligibility. It takes the same input as the actor (keyword, oppStatuses, agencies, maxItems, includeFullDetails, onlyNew and the other filters); set maxItems to keep agent runs small and cheap.

🔒 Is it legal to scrape Grants.gov?

Grants.gov is the US government's official public listing of federal funding opportunities and offers a public search API without login. The actor reads only that public data. You remain responsible for how you use it, including contact details in agency records.

❓ Grants.gov scraper FAQ

Why did my Grants.gov scraper run return 0 results?

The keyword, status and filter combination matched nothing on Grants.gov. Try a broader keyword, remove a filter such as agency or close date, or add statuses such as forecasted, closed or archived. A search with no matches still ends as succeeded with a clear status message, and you are not charged.

Why do some Grants.gov opportunities have no award ceiling?

Not every federal agency publishes an award ceiling, floor or funding total for each opportunity. The actor returns exactly what Grants.gov provides and omits blank fields instead of filling placeholders, so a missing awardCeiling means the agency left it empty on Grants.gov.

Do I need an API key or login to scrape Grants.gov?

No. The Grants.gov Federal Funding Opportunities Scraper queries the public Grants.gov search API, which needs no login and no API key. The free Apify plan is limited to 10 results per run, enough to test the output and fields before you scale up.

What does "Include full details" cost on the Grants.gov scraper?

Switching on includeFullDetails adds one opportunity-detail-record event per opportunity, priced at $0.02 on the FREE tier. That comes on top of the $0.01667 opportunity record, so one opportunity with details costs about $0.037. The detail row adds description, award amounts, eligibility, cost sharing and attachments.

Can I get only open Grants.gov grants?

Yes. The default oppStatuses value is posted, which means the grant is open for applications now. Add forecasted to also see grants announced in advance, or closed and archived for past opportunities, and add a keyword to narrow the list.

What happens at my cost limit on the Grants.gov scraper?

If you set a maximum cost per run, the actor stops cleanly when it is reached and ends with the message "Stopped at your max charge limit". In monitor mode, opportunities it did not deliver are returned on the next run instead of being lost.

How many Grants.gov results can I get in one run?

The actor pages through all matches, up to 500 opportunities per API page, until it reaches your maxItems limit (default 200). The free plan returns 10 results per run, while paid plans return up to the limit you set, so set maxItems high when you want the full backlog.

How do I get only new Grants.gov grants since my last run?

Set onlyNew to true and schedule the actor. Each run returns only opportunities that the same search (keyword, statuses, filters and stateKey) has not delivered before, and skipped opportunities are not charged. The seen list is stored in a key-value store in your own Apify account.

Are Grants.gov dates in a standard format?

The openDate and closeDate columns come as MM/DD/YYYY, exactly as Grants.gov reports them. The detail row adds ISO dates (YYYY-MM-DD): postingDate, responseDate, archiveDate and lastUpdatedDate. Date inputs always use YYYY-MM-DD, which is easy to sort in a spreadsheet.

How do I filter Grants.gov grants by agency, category or eligibility?

Use the agencies, fundingCategories and eligibilities inputs. Agencies cover 163 codes, and picking a department such as HHS automatically includes its sub-agencies. You can also filter by funding instrument and Assistance Listing number. Leave a filter empty to include everything, and combine several filters to narrow the search.

Can I filter Grants.gov grants by deadline or posting date?

Yes. postedWithinDays limits results to opportunities posted in the last 3 days up to 8 weeks. The open and close date inputs take YYYY-MM-DD and are checked by the actor on every result, because the API has no date-range parameter. Opportunities without a deadline are skipped when a close-date filter is set.

Can I filter Grants.gov grants by minimum award amount?

Not yet. The actor has no minimum award input. Award ceiling and floor come in the detail rows when you switch on includeFullDetails, so you can sort or filter the exported CSV or Excel file on awardCeiling after the run. Some rival actors offer this filter built in.

What new columns does the Grants.gov scraper return?

Every row has url, daysUntilClose, isForecast and scrapedAt. Detail rows add top agency, category, cost sharing, funding instruments, applicant types, five date fields, the funding description link, Assistance Listing programs and attachment folders. In total there are 38 columns, and blank values are left out.

🆘 Support

Found a bug or need a custom scraper? Open an issue in the Issues tab or write to contact.punkrecordsdata@gmail.com.

Last updated: 2026-10-11